US government, Google join Biohub in $1.8 billion AI biology push
In short
The US government, Google parent Alphabet and Meta Platforms are joining nonprofit Biohub in a $1.8 billion effort. They want to build open datasets for AI models used in biological research.
Biohub said the announcement was made on Wednesday. The reporting does not say what the datasets will cover or when researchers can use them.
What the reporting says
The US government, Google parent Alphabet and Meta Platforms are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets for training AI models for biological research, lifting total investment in the effort to $1.8 billion. Biohub said the funding and collaboration were announced on Wednesday. The reporting does not specify which datasets will be built, when they will be available, or any research results.
Why it matters
The US government, Meta Platforms and Alphabet are joining nonprofit Biohub to build open datasets for AI models for biological research, taking total investment in the effort to $1.8 billion. The announcement was made on Wednesday, according to Biohub. The available reporting does not say what data will be included, how the funds will be deployed, or when the datasets will be released.